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November 6, 2024
91´«Ã½ vows to defend intellectual freedom and access to information against political threats 
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In response to results of the 2024 United States election, the 91´«Ã½ vowed to continue its defense of the core values of librarianship in the face of political threats.
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October 16, 2024
91´«Ã½ opens registration and launches Preliminary Program for 2025 LibLearnX: The Library Learning Experience in Phoenix, AZ
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LibLearnX is a four-day learning conference that invites 91´«Ã½ members and non-members to participate in collaborative and engaging education, networking, and celebrations.
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October 1, 2024
Freedom to Read Community Day of Action rallies support for America’s libraries on October 19
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The 91´«Ã½ (91´«Ã½) and the 91´«Ã½-founded Unite Against Book Bans campaign are joining some of the nation’s largest and smallest library systems to in a Freedom to Read Community Day of Action on October 19, 2024.
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September 23, 2024
91´«Ã½ reveals preliminary data on 2024 book challenges
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Between January 1 and August 31, 2024, 91´«Ã½’s Office for Intellectual Freedom tracked 414 attempts to censor library materials and services.
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September 19, 2024
ALSC, 91´«Ã½ unveil 'Inspiring Future Voters' booklist for young readers
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As part of the 91´«Ã½’s Reader Voter Ready civic engagement campaign, the Association for Library Service to Children has released “Inspiring Future Voters,” a new booklist for young readers.
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July 25, 2024
Sam Helmick chosen 2024-2025 91´«Ã½ president-elect
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The 91´«Ã½ Council decided on Tuesday, July 23, 2024, that Sam Helmick will be the 2024-2025 president-elect effective immediately.
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91´«Ã½ in the News
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In observance of Banned Books Week, the 91´«Ã½ and PEN America released reports on book censorship across the country.
Maria Savova, Jason S. Price awarded 2020 Edward Swanson Memorial Best of LRTS Award
CHICAGO—Maria Savova, director of Collections and Technical Services at The Claremont Colleges Library, and Jason S. Price, Ph.D., director of Licensing Services, SCELC Library Consortium, have been awarded the 2020 Edward Swanson Memorial Best of LRTS...
Julie Renee Moore selected for Margaret Mann Citation
CHICAGO— Julie Renee Moore, Special Collections Catalog Librarian at California State University, Fresno has been selected as the recipient of the 2020 Margaret Mann Citation. The award will be presented on Saturday, June 27 during the Association for...
Rachel Ivy Clarke, Sayward Schoonmaker receive ALCTS Outstanding Publication Award
CHICAGO—Rachel Ivy Clarke and Sayward Schoonmaker are the recipients of the 2020 Association of Library Collections & Technical Services (ALCTS) Outstanding Publication Award for their article “ Metadata for diversity: Identification and implications of...
91´«Ã½ responds to financial situation
CHICAGO – 91´«Ã½ (91´«Ã½) President Wanda K. Brown and the 91´«Ã½ Executive Board released the following statement in response to financial shortfalls in the current fiscal year operating budget that were first brought to light at the...
Homewood Public Library Awarded 2020 Baker & Taylor Summer Reading Program Grant
The Association for Library Service to Children (ALSC) has awarded the 2020 ALSC/Baker & Taylor Summer Reading Program Grant to Homewood Public Library in Homewood, Alabama. This grant is designed to encourage outstanding summer reading programs by...
The new edition of Donham’s groundbreaking text for school librarians
CHICAGO — Rapid change calls for informed leadership. The goal of Jean Donham’s “ Enhancing Teaching and Learning: A Leadership Guide for School Librarians,” published by 91´«Ã½ Neal-Schuman, has always been to help school library professionals make a...
Learn the latest in Library UX with this LITA webinar
The Library and Information Technology Association (LITA) will present " How to Talk About Library UX – Redux," on Wednesday, March 11, at 12:00 - 1:00 pm CT. The last time we did this webinar was in 2016 – and a lot’s changed. The goal then was to help...
Maggie Dull selected as winner of the 2020 Esther J. Piercy Award
CHICAGO—The Association for Library Collections & Technical Services (ALCTS) has selected Maggie Dull, head of Metadata Strategies at River Campus Libraries, University of Rochester, as the recipient of the 2020 Esther J. Piercy Award. The award will be...
Abron chosen as 2020 YALSA MAE Award recipient
CHICAGO — The Young Adult Library Services Association (YALSA) has awarded Dawn Abron, Creative Learning Space & Teen Services Supervisor at the Zion-Benton Public Library in Zion, IL, its 2020 Margaret A. Edwards (MAE) Award for Best Literature Program...
Subramaniam awarded 2020 YALSA Outstanding Achievement Award
CHICAGO — The Young Adult Library Services Association (YALSA) has awarded the 2020 Outstanding Achievement Award to Mega Subramaniam. Subramaniam is an Associate Professor at the College of Information Studies (iSchool) at the University of Maryland. "It...
LLAMA Webinar explores staff succession planning, recruitment, and on-boarding
LLAMA Webinar explores staff succession planning, recruitment, and on-boarding Employee transitions in libraries can be challenging for individuals and organizations to navigate. Periods of employee turnover often lead to confusion about staff roles and...
Jennifer Hain Teper awarded 2020 Paul Banks and Carolyn Harris Preservation Award
CHICAGO—Jennifer Hain Teper is the recipient of the 2020 Paul Banks and Carolyn Harris Preservation Award. This award is given annually by the Preservation and Reformatting Section (PARS) of the Association for Library Collections & Technical Services...
Southern Scotland & Northern England Await You! Don't Miss Out!!
Don't miss the opportunity to experience a seven night, grand literary and history tour of Southern Scotland and Northern England, May 9-16, 2020 with the Association of Specialized Government and Cooperative Library Agencies! This seven night themed tour...
CHICAGO—The Association for Library Collections & Technical Services (ALCTS) has selected From Private Treasures to Global Public Access: Enabling Global Access to a Private Gift Donation through Collaboration between the University of Toronto Libraries...
91´«Ã½ awards deadline extended
CHICAGO - The deadline has been extended to Mar 2 for two of 91´«Ã½ (91´«Ã½) awards and grants, including the Beta Phi Mu Award, and the Scholastic Library Publishing Award Although the online application has a Dec 1 deadline date the...
